Hat-retaining device.



'PAT'ENTED OCT. 16, 1906.

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PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK ORIMI, OF HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS.

H-AT'-RETAINING= DEVICE.

Specification of Letters -Patent.

Patented'Oct. 16, 1906.

Application filed June 14, 1906. Serial No. 321,732.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK CRIMI, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resi dent of Holyoke, in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have-invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Retaining Devices, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to animproved device for the retention of hats upon the heads of persons; and it consists in a device ofthe character'described ofa supporting member having means for its attachment to and to depend below, the rim of the hat adjacent the hat side, a screw threading horizontally through and longitudinally movable relatively to the supporting member below the rim and having a head bearing-piece at its inner end.

The invention furthermore consists in certain features of construction embodied in the device, which are hereinafter referred to and described, and for the attainment of advantages which will be set forth.

The device is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a view showing the retaining device as applied on a hat and in use. Fig. 2 is a substantially central vertical sectional view through the device. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view of the same as taken on the line 3 3, Fig. 2.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of the views.

In the drawings, aindicates the supporting member of the device, having a screw-hole b horizontally therethrough and having thereabove a horizontal shoulder d and an upstanding screw-threaded stud f provided with a pointed hat-piercing extremity f. The pointed stud may be forced upwardly through the felt or other material forming the rim portion of the hat near the hat side, rendering it unnecessary to employ an eyelet-hole punch or other implement, and the clampingnut g screw-engages the upwardly-protruding portion of said stud and clamps against the upper side of the hat-rim, binding the portion thereof adjacent the hole pierced by the pointed end of the stud firmly against the underlying shoulder d. The clamping-nut g is made with a closed end 9 so that the pointed end of the stud is concealed and protected. The screw h, provided with a head k at its outer end, has intermediately of its length a screw engagement through the horizontal screwhole I) of the depending. supporting member a, andthe screw carries atilts inner end a head bearing-piece B, relatively to which the screw may freely rotate without turning the piece B, said head'bearing-piece and screw being, however, bodily movable in unison in the direction of the length ofthe screw. The endwise movement of'the screw is, as apparent, acquired by rotating the screw so that the same adjusts the headbearingpiece inwardly to tighten against the side of the head or outwardly for its withdrawal from such engagement.

The head bearing-piece comprises a block'i of metal or other suitable material and has on its inner face a section of compressible ma terial, such as rubber or felt, to make a cushion. As shown, the swiveling engagement between theinner extremity of the screw and the head bearing-piece is accomplished by forming the metallic section i with a countersunk hole is therethrough, forming or providing the screw with a shoulder m near its inner end, and having the extremity n of the screw inserted axially through the countersunk hole k, and providing a washer 0 in the portion of the countersunk hole is of the larger diameter, and upsetting, as indicated at p, the end of the screw adjacent and to overlap the external face of the washer. The layer j of rubber or other cushioning material covers the joint.

As apparent and in a manner stated, the device includes means whereby one is enabled to conveniently form a hole in the hatrim for the introduction therethrough of the stud, and the clamping-nut in conjunction with the shoulder thereunder reinforces the hat-rim around the margin of the hole there'- through, so that the necessity of a reinforcing-eyelet at this place is avoided.

The device, preferably located at the side of the hat and having the most bulky portion thereof located closely under the rim, is practically out of sight and unobjectionable, so far as appearances are concerned, and in the binding operation of the device the hat is crowded to a hard bearing against the head at one side, leaving a space between the head and the hat side adjacent the location of the retaining attachment, with the result of giving a good ventilation within the hat, as apparent from Fig. 1 of the drawings, and the hat being bound to the head at the side, or, if preferred, at the back, obviates the creasing or marking of the forehead of the wearer, as commonly observed where hats are worn with sufiicient closeness of fit to keep them securely on the head. When it is windy and under other circumstances, a person may readily adjust the screw to set the head bearing-piece to have its not uncomfortable bind against the side of the head with absolute assurance that the hat will remain securely in place, and the device may be manipulated to free the engagement of the retainer when there is no necessity therefor, and the device may be most readily detached when desired.

I claim- 1. In a hat-retaining device, a supporting member having means for its attachment to, and to depend below, the rim of the hat adjacent the hat side, a screw, threading horizontally through, and longitudinally movable relatively to, the supporting member below the' rim, and having a head bearing-piece at its inner end.

2. In a hat-retaining device, a supporting member having means for its attachment to and to depend below the rim of the hat adj a cent the hat side, a screw threading horizontally through, and longitudinally movable relatively to, the supporting member below the rim, and having a head bearing-piece at its inner end relatively to which the screw is rotatable, but movable bodily in unison with the endwise movement of the screw.

3. In a hat-retaining device, a supporting member having means for its attachment to and to depend below the rim of the hat adj acent the hat side, a screw threading horizontally through, and longitudinally movable relatively to, the supporting member below the rim, and having a head bearing-piece at its inner end relatively to which the screw is rotatable, but movable bodily in unison with the endwise movement of the screw, and said head bearing-piece having at its inner side a portion of compressible material.

4. In a hat-retaining device, a supporting member having a horizontal screw-threaded hole therethrough, and comprising thereabove an upstanding screw-stud, a screw, threading horizontally through, and longitudinally movable relatively to, the supporting member, and having a head bearing-piece at its inner end; and a clamping-nut for engagement with said upstanding stud.

5. In a hat-retaining device, a supporting member having a screw-hole horizontally therethrough, and having thereabove a horizontal shoulder and an upstanding screwthreaded stud provided with a pointed, hatpiercing, extremity, a clamping-nut to screwengage said stud and inclose the pointed upper end thereof, a screw, having a head at its outer end, having intermediately of its length a screw engagement through said horizontal hole of the supporting member, and carrying a head bearing-piece at its inner end relatively to which the screw may rotate, said piece and screw being however bodily movable in unison in the direction of the length of the screw, and said head bearing-piece having a cushion at its inner side.

Signed by me at Springfield, Massachusetts, in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK CRIMI.

Witnesses:

WM. S. BELLows, G. R. DRISOOLL. 

